Best walks to or from Ulverston

Ulverston Station to Barrow-in-Furness Station

A mixed route, much of it hard-surfaced, along lanes, the coastal A road and a concrete promenade; last part industrial.

Tough: 25km, steep ascents.

Stretches alongside the coastal A road.

Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route

Ulverston Station to Grange-over-Sands Station

views were remarkably extensive, taking in half of the Lake District and large areas of the Yorkshire Dales and Lancashire. A long walk on field and woodland paths, farm tracks and a few quiet roads and with one big climb onto the shoulder of Hampsfell giving remarkably extensive views. Some ladder stiles are in poor condition and a large bog must be circumvented; careful navigation needed in places. Follows the Cumbria Way out of Ulverston and the Cistercian Way out of Cartmel; trains run frequently from Grange back to Ulverston (about 15 minutes). Cartmel is worth exploring.

Tough: 25km, steep ascents.

Several ladder stiles are in poor state, some close to collapse, and there is a large bog to circumvent. The public footpath at Cartmel Racecourse crosses the racecourse and a football pitch. Careful navigation is needed where waymarking is patchy. Can be muddy.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Dalton Station to Ulverston Station

great views. Attractive limestone countryside of field paths, farm lanes and quiet roads, with open sheep-grazing land and some good views. Several kilometres of road-walking leaving Ulverston, partly with no pavement, paths are not always clear on the ground. Many gates and stiles and some in poor condition. Livestock (sheep, cattle, horses) graze the fields; can be split at Great Urswick. An optional historic route via Swarthmoor Hall avoids some road-walking out of Ulverston.

Easy: 10km, moderate ascents.

Some road sections leaving Ulverston have no pavement. Numerous stiles and gates, several in poor or slippery condition; navigation can be tricky where paths are unclear or signage is missing.

Lunch stop: the General Burgoyne.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Ulverston Station Circular via Conishead Priory

Circular of minor roads, woodland and the Morecambe Bay shore, past the Gothic-revival Conishead Priory and the Ulverston Canal towpath.

Highlights: Conishead Priory (A Gothic-revival mansion in woodland on the Morecambe Bay shore, with a terrace cafe).

Documented by Community Rail Cumbria (PDF).

Cark and Cartmel Station to Ulverston Station

A hilly walk, nearly all inland with some stretches on quiet lanes.

22km.

Documented by Railwalks.